Very, very good.

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2001)

I didn't know what to expect when I rented this one, but wow, what a film! To me it's a modern tale about a man (1900) who wants to be ordinary, but just can't be ordinary. Production design, photography are all first grade and Tim Roth's character is perfectly played by him.
My favourite scene is the one with the contest and the cigarette lightened on the strings of the piano. Also a terrific scene is the one where 1900 plays the piano during a storm a 'drives' through the ballroom. It's so unbelievable, but so incredibly shot!
1900's final monologue... Just two thumbs up for Tim Roth, who grabs the viewer at the throat at that moment. It's just so dramatic. In drama, this one overrules Cameron's Titanic (another film which is set on a ship in the beginning of this century).
I give this one 9 out of 10.